Giraffes will feel at ease walking through the front doors of La Barrique. Standing up straight, they’ll be at eye level with the tops of two white columns flanking the entryway. What they’d order once inside, however, is anyone’s guess—but the long menus, printed on…
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There is a certain revelatory beauty in every open mic, in watching a rookie attempt their first public performance or a musician introducing you to their newest jam. In our area code, there is also a wealth of talent. The 2010s were a golden era…
Since 2012, when Washington and Colorado legalized pot for adult use, every year has been eventful for cannabis. But the biggest story of 2021 might be something that didn’t happen: federal legalization. The same thing might happen next year. Still, legalization at the state level…
Things fall apart. Markets fragment. The critic’s traditional “top 10” list means less in this era of diversified audiences. Audiences are multiverses, each with their own canon. The Matrix Resurrections demonstrates how movies cause divisions—where would QAnon have been without that red pill, blue pill…
With all the absurdities unfolding in San Jose this last year, the Alley denizen became ever more determined to transform the madness into poetry. That said, allow me to revisit a few favorite columns from 2021. In most cases, it didn’t take much to reconnect…
